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Fantasy movies
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The action takes place in the underworld inhabited by two rival clans – Vampires and Lycans (Werewolves) - who have been sworn enemies for centuries. It’s ironical that a beautiful young Vampire warrior, Selene (Kate Beckinsale), falls in love with her clan’s enemy, Michael Corvin (Scott Speedman). In fact he is not a Werewolf; he is a human who has been captured by the Lycans because he has unique blood picture which can save their clan from extinction. |
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Based on the book The Club Dumas, written by Arturo Perez-Reverte. Dean Corso, a somewhat sleazy rare book dealer, is hired by a mysterious patron who has just come into possession of one of the only three copies of The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows (a 17th century occult text said to give its owner unimaginable power). The man hires Corso to track down the other two copies and compare them to his, but complications - both natural and supernatural - arise at every turn. |
| Witches, The
[1990,
UK]
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| Saving the world from witches is a tall order for a boy they've turned into a mouse! |
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A young boy, recently orphaned, is taken to England by his grandmother. At a hotel in which they are staying, a group of witches have gathered to prepare a plot to rid the world of all children. |
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Dr. Evil returns from space just as British spy Austin Powers learns on his honeymoon that his wife is a fembot in Evil's control. Back on the singles scene, Powers discovers he's impotent because Evil has used a time machine to return to the late 60s and steal his libido. British intelligence also has a time portal, so Powers goes back to 1969 to recapture his mojo and, teaming with agent Felicity Shagwell, to stop another Evil plot to take over the world, this time with a "laser" beamed from the moon. Subplots involve Evil's son Scott's discovery of who his mother is, Evil's affection for a clone one-eighth his size, and the machinations of an obese Scot named Fat Bastard. |
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This futuristic computer animation story is about a young robot named Rodney (Ewan McGregor) who builds other robots to make the world a better place. "Robots" is an amusing and emotional journey that pushes the boundaries of animation, while introducing characters rich with whimsy, heart and soul. As the story unfolds, Rodney faces opposition from an evil corporation headed by Big Weld (Mel Brooks) and finds some unlikely allies in the form of a ragtag group of misfit robots called the Rusties. Soon Rodney meets Cappy (Halle Berry), a beautiful, dynamic and savvy bot with whom Rodney is instantly smitten. |
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Jim Carrey stars as mild-mannered bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss, who discovers a mysterious ancient mask that brings his inner most desires to wild, screaming life! Now, together with his sidekick Milo, this wise-cracking green tornado is taking Edge City over the top. |
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A giant structure found in the desert has studied by various scientist for nearly fifty years and are no where near discovering what it is. Until Daniel jackson, a language expert deciphers and reveals that it's a Stargate. He also discovers how to make it work. They then learn that it's some kind interstellar transport device. Now a group of soldiers led by despondent Colonel Jack O'Neill go to the planet, also accompanying them is Jackson, who said that he can reactivate the Stargate to send them back but he forgot to mention that he needs to find the symbols and they can't find anything, so it appears that they are trapped. And if that isn't enough, some aliens arrive and capture them and have nefarious plans for Earth. |
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In the year 2065, the meteorite fall has caused almost complete destruction and chaos on Earth. Alien creatures are threatening to wipe the human race off the face of the earth. The last remaining earth dwellers settle in the barrier cities so as to survive and battle against the aliens. Dr. Aki Ross (Ming-Na) is determined not to surrender to the invaders at any price, though she is aware of being deadly infected by alien particles. Teamed up with Dr. Sid (Donald Sutherland), her scientific mentor, and Captain Gray Edwards (Alec Baldwin), the leader of the Deep Eyes military squadron, Aki keeps on fighting against the alien race. The movie depicts the story of love, soul, and the basic human instinct - striving to survive at any cost. |
| Dune
[1984,
USA]
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| A spectacular journey through the wonders of space and the mysteries of time, from the boundaries of the incredible to the borders of the impossible. (7 more taglines...) |
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Set in a distant future where life in the universe and space travel is dependent upon a spice found only on the planet Dune, this film tracks the rise of young Paul Atreides, son of good Duke Lito, from the time of his father's betrayal and murder by a rival lord, Baron Harkonnen, to his discovery of the great secret behind the planet Dune and his own destiny, which is to free the planet and its denizens of the cruel rule of the Emperor. |
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It’s impossible to cheat Death. Sometimes potential victims manage to escape their fates, but it is only a matter of time before Old Reaper that doesn't like being outwitted comes back and takes revenge on them. Kimberly Corman (A.J. Cook) and 8 random strangers could hardly avoid a horrific car crash. Now Death's plot is not only to harm the survivors, but every single person they've come in contact with. They must find a way to stop Death before it's to late... but how will they stop it? |
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Ewan McGregor stars as a cleaning man in L.A. who takes his boss's daughter hostage after being fired and replaced by a robot. Two "angels" who are in charge of human relationships on earth, offer some unsolicited help to bring this unlikely couple together. The "angels" are so successful that the daughter soon turns on her father in order to save her captor. |
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It is a distant galaxy eons before the creation of Earth. Societies have evolved among millions of worlds united in a Republic whose capital world is the supercity of Coruscant. Serving as the guardians of order from Coruscant are the Jedi, an order of warriors endowed with super power via self-generated energy fields known as The Force, whose weapons of choice are lightsabers. Within the Galactic Republic exists a collection of imperial-minded worlds united in the euphemistically named Trade Federation, which is engaged in a dispute with the peaceful world of Naboo. Two Jedi, Qui-Gon Jinn and young apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi, are sent by Coruscant to Naboo to mediate the Trade Federation's dispute, but when they arrive aboard a Trade Federation base star, they quickly find the trade dispute is merely cover for armed invasion of Naboo. Despite an attempt on their lives, Qui-Gon and Kenobi escape to Naboo, where with the help of a well-meaning but hopelessly inept alien native (one of several races existing on the multicultural planet) they find and rescue the planet's ruling elected Queen, Amidala, a ruler of a political system fusing monarchy with democratic republicanism. They run the Trade Federation's blockade but their starship is damaged and must land on the desert world of Tatooine, where in seeking out parts to repair their ship they encounter a young slave boy, Annikan Skywalker, whom Qui-Gon learns possesses the perfect metaphysical structure for becoming a Jedi. However, all are being pursued by an evil Jedi, Darth Maul, who serves a Jedi lord who seeks to overthrow the Jedi order, leading to a brief saber encounter between Qui-Gon and Darth Maul as the Queen's starship is repaired. Qui-Gon, Kenobi, Annikan, and Amidala (who becomes close to the boy despite the nearly fifteen year age difference between the two) escape and return to Coruscant, but mindless debate with the Republic's senate forces them to strike out on their own back to Naboo, to try and find allies who will help them liberate the planet - and defeat Darth Maul. |
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The erotic thriller revolves around a tempting beautiful woman, Laure Ash (Rebecca Romijn). She is hired to seduce Veronica (Rie Rasmussen), one of the models at the Cannes Film Festival, and replace her diamond jewelries with fake duplicates. A real femme fatal, she brilliantly copes with the task, then betrays her bloodthirsty accomplices, Black Tie (Eriq Ebouaney) and Racine (Edouard Montoute), and makes off with the loot to America under the stolen identity, hoping to make a clean break from a life of crime. Seven years after a daring heist, Laure (now called Lily Watts) returns to France as the wife of the new American ambassador (Peter Coyote) and soon captures the attention of Spanish ex-photographer Nicolas Barto (Antonio Banderas) who takes a snapshot of the enigmatic woman and thus imperils her life... |
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Japanese detective Keiko Kirishima discovers that two suicide cases were in fact murders after the evidence reveals that both victims were attacked in their dreams. This supernatural thriller follows Keiko as she tries to enlist the help of the NIGHTMARE DETECTIVE her only hope against a paranormal serial killer. |
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Alex, Jane, and Suki are three bored New England women left to live without their husbands. They innocently conjure up a mystery man, who could satisfy all their desires. A new man moves into town - and he fits the bill perfectly. Daryl Van Horne is filthy rich and wild eyed, and within days the three women have all discovered almighty power within themselves. Will good triumph over evil, or will Daryl continue to have his evil way with his witches? |
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Cult classic anthology from two of horrors big wigs, Romero and Stephen King, the film contains 5 sections, held together with 50's style comic images. A murdered man returns from the grave demanding his Father's Day cake and death ensues, a meteor's space ooze causes anything and anyone that comes in contact with it to grow (special appearance by Stephen King himself), a scheming vengeful husband buries his wife and her lover in sand to await death at high tide, a professor selects his nagging negative wife to become a tasty snack for a strange crated creature, and finally, a mean ole millionaire with an intense insect phobia becomes the prey of an army of cockroaches. |
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Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) is writing a paper on urban legends when she hears about the Candyman (Tony Todd), who was once an ex-slave-turned-artist name Daniel Robitaille, who had an affair his client's daughter. Robitaille's right hand was sawn off, he was covered in honey, and stung to death by bees. If anyone says the word "Candyman" five times in a mirror, he'll appear behind that person, a bloody hook as a replacement for his hand, and kill him. A series of unsolved murders is happening in the Cabrini Green projects and Helen is using this to help with her paper. The residents say the Candyman is to blame, but Helen doesn't believe it. Until she meets the man with a hook for a hand. Now, he's begun to murder her friends and no one believes her. Can Helen clear her name and stop the Canydman from killing anyone else? |
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Based on a metaphysical 1978 novel by the talented science fiction and horror author Richard Matheson, this romantic fantasy-drama won an Oscar for its expensive and impressive visuals depicting an imaginative afterlife. Robin Williams stars as Chris Nielsen, a doctor who has suffered with his artist wife Annie (Annabella Sciorra) through the devastating loss of their children, Marie and Ian, who were killed in a car accident. When Chris dies and goes to Heaven he meets Albert and discovers that Heaven is even more wondrous than anything he could have imagined. However, Chris's death is the last straw for Annie and she in her madness commits suicide and journeys to a place very different from Chris. He decides to risk eternity in Hades for the small chance that he will be able to bring her back to heaven. This is a beautiful story that reminds us that love is stronger than death. |
| What Women Want
[2000,
USA]
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| He has the power to hear everything women are thinking. Finally... a man is listening. |
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Nick Marshall (Mel Gibson) is a successful man in every way. He is a lady-killing yet bumptious advertising executive living on the A-list of life and having women on a string. It takes him only to crook his finger to obtain all women. His promotion is in the bag. Everything seems to be getting along first-rate. His perfectly-ordered life, however, is disrupted when the creative director position he aspired to goes to a new team member, Darcy Maguire (Helen Hunt), who thinks he must learn to advertise feminine products. Disappointing isn't the word for it. Nick tries desperately to prove that he is still the best and to get Darcy's job. But suddenly his life takes whole new turn when, after a fluke accident, Nick discovers that he is able to hear women's thoughts. At first, he thinks of it as a curse because he learns that most of his women colleagues pull him to pieces as soon as he's out of the room. However, Nick soon realizes that he can take advantage of his uncanny ability to hear what women really want. |
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In a near-empty Northfork orphanage, Father Harlan gently tends to Irwin, a eight-year-old who lies between a dreamstate and death. As orphanage caretaker Harlan reads aloud about Northfork's years-ago forced evacuation to make way for a hydro-electric dam, Irwin's imagination takes flight. While a team of six men evacuate the last remaining citizens of the town, Irwin, too, invents a cast of characters to prepare himself for his own evacuation. |
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